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8.8 Million Impacted by Data Breach at Denmark’s Central Person Register

·Source: SecurityWeek

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Executive Summary

Hackers abused a company’s lawful access to the CPR system to steal the personal information of registered citizens. The post 8.8 Million Impacted by Data Breach at Denmark’s Central Person Register appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Analysis

Hackers abused a company’s lawful access to the CPR system to steal the personal information of registered citizens. The post 8.8 Million Impacted by Data Breach at Denmark’s Central Person Register appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Source Attribution

Originally published by SecurityWeek on Oct 6, 2026.

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